Gin-feeder.



No. 841,182. 7 PATENTED JAN. 15, 1907. M. E. & J. LNORRIS. GIN FEEDER.

APPLICATION-FILED JUNE 30, 1906 JaseL/l/orrzs WJ'TNESSES: INVENTORS A TTORNE KS 7112 NORRIS PEI-IR: 00., wdsmlvorolv. n. c-

MICHAEL E. NORRIS AND JESSE L. NORRIS, OF TEMPLE,

GIN-FEEDER.

. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 15,

Application filed June 30,1906- Sarial No. 324,241.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, MICHAEL E. NORRIS and J ESSE L. NoRRIs, citizens of the United States, residing at Temple, in the county of Bell and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Gin-Feeder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to gin-feeders, and more particularly to means for automatically stop ing the action of the feeding mechanism wl ienever the gin becomes choked.

The object of the invention is to provide simple means for raising the pawls, from engagement with the ratchet-wheel of the feed mechanism, said means being 0 erated by the movement of the breast of t e gin such as caused when the machine becomes choked.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of a lifting device disposed close to the pawls and connected, by means of adjustably-attached rods,with the breast of the gin, so that when said breast swings upward a corresponding movement will be imparted to the lifting device and the pawls will be raised over the ratchet-wheel.

The invention also consists of certain other novel features of construction and combinations of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

The preferred form of the invention has been shown in the accompanying drawing, which is a side elevation of a gin-feed and a portion of a gin, the positions of the parts when moved out of operative position being shown by dotted lines.

Referring to the drawing by characters of reference, 1 is the casing of the gin-feed, having a ratchet-wheel 2 disposed thereon and rotatable with the feed-cylinder. (Not shown.) A sleeve 3 is mounted upon the side of the gin-feed and has oppositely-extending ears 4, each of which has a pawl 5 pivoted to it and normally resting by gravity upon the ratchet-wheel 2. A longitudinally-slotted arm 6 extends from the sleeve and has a pitman 7 adjustably secured to it, as at 8, and to a rotatable gear 9, which rotates with the interior mechanism of the gin.

A Obviously the rotation of the gear 9 will cause the oscillation-of arm 6 and acorresponding reciprocating movement of the pawls 5. These pawls of course alternately engage the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 2 as a result of the rocking movement imparted to the ears 4. A lifting-lever 10 is fulcrumed between its ends at a point between the two pawls and has projections 11 thereon, which extend under said pawls. The lower end of this lifting device is pivotally connected to a rod 12, which in turn is adjustably fastened, by means of a clamp 13, with a rod 14-, pivoted to the breast 15 of a gin'16.

When the breast is closed, the pins 11 are removed from contact with the pawls and do not interfere with their engagement with the ratchet-wheel 2. The rotation of gear 9 will therefore cause the rotation of the ratchet-wheel 2. Should cotton be fed too rapidly to the gin-saws, the breast 15 will be raised and cause the rods 14 and 12 to swing the lifting device 10 upon its fulcrum, and thereby press the pins against the pawls and lift them out of'engagement with the ratchetwheel. When the undesirable accumulation of cotton within the gin has been removed subsequent to the stoppage of the feeding, the breast 15 will be reset by gravity, and the pawls will therefore return into engagement with the ratchet-wheel, and the feeding will thus be restarted.

A guide-bracket 17 is preferably secured between the pawls and extends across them, so as to hold them in proper position upon the machine and prevent them from becoming displaced.

The preferred form of the invention has been set forth in the foregoing description; but we do not limit ourselves thereto, as we are aware that modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages thereof, and we therefore reserve the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of the claim.

What is claimed is The combination with a gin having a movable breast; of feed-operating mechanism comprising a ratchet, a lever, pawls pivoted thereto at opposite sides of its fulcrum, a

projections upon said lever and adapted to breast.

guide-bracket secured between and extend "In testimony that e claim the foregoing 1o ing over the pawls at a point between the as our ownwe have hereto afliXed our signaendsthereof, a lifting-lever fulcrumed betures in the presence of two witnesses.

tween the pawls and adjacent said bracket, MICHAEL E. NORRIS.

JESSE L. NORRIS.

simultaneously contact with and raise the pawls, and a longitudinally-adjustable rigid connection between the lifting-lever and the Witnesses D. R. PENDLETON, A. LEE BROWN. 

